Structure of masonry and steel.



9 0 9 1 9 T m d .w n 6 t a Di R. GUASTAVINO, DEOD R. GUASTAVINO, JR., W. B. BLODGETT 6a A. E. ROBST, EXEOUTORS.

STRUCTURE OF MASONRY AND STEEL. Ox MW 0 APPLICATION FILED JAB 23,1905 M 5 L T E E H 4 SHBE R. GUASTAVINO, DEOD.

R. GUASTAVINO, JR W. E. BLODGETT 31' A. E. EOBST, EXEUUTOBS.

STRUCTURE OF MASONRY AND STEEL.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 23, lQOfi. 91]. 5,@% 6. Patented Mar. 9, 1909..

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rrn STATES? PATENT WER :iRAF-AEL GUASTAVINO, OF RHOhO ENDRON, NORTH CAROLINA; RAFAEL GUASTAVINO, is, w. E. BLODGETT, AND nn-RoBs'r nxncurons or ESTATE or SAID RAFAEL GUASTA- Specification of Letters Patent.

s mno'rnns or MASONRY AND STEEL.

Patented March 9, 1909.

Applicationfiled January 28, 1905. Serial No. 242,453.

To all who-Iii it may concern:

Be it known that I, RAFAEL GUASTAVINO,

of Rhododendron, Black Mountain P. O.,-in the county of Buncombe and State of North Carolina, have made certain new and useful improvements in Structures of Masonry and Steel, oi which-the following is. a specification.

My invention relates to structures of masonry-and steel and is particularly adapt ed to act as a receptacle for century records, or other records, museums, libraries, oilices, storage, safe deposit, etcand for similar purposes and permits of the arrangement of these libraries, exhibits, records etc, along one or more continuous floorings or halls arran ed spirallywvithin the structure-and extending a considerable distance'while the I said structure itself may cover a limited ground space. These hnd other objectsand details o the construotion'of my invention are more fully described in the followin specificationand set forth in the appended lathe drawings accompanying this specillt'itilflll and form ng a. part thereof, like referencc characters refer to the same parts in the various figures and: Figure 1 is an ele-' vation of my improved'struoture, Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same, Fig. 3 Is a horizontal section on the l1ne a:-x of Flg. 2, Fig.

4 is a diagrammatic developmentof the spiral flooring, Fig. '5 is a fragmentary detail-- of the flooring, Fig. 6 illustrates the arrangei ment of the flooring and railway at the upper end of the spiral floorin The drawings illustrate a building struc ture of considerabledimensions and adapted to cover a square or morc ofground's ace and is composed ofv a series .of. bull, in or walls of anj desired height and containing halls, rooms or compartments. I have shown a rectangular or square arrangement of these buildings or walls, the corner structures 10 being square,- of several stories and surmounted by a dome 11 but it is obvious that they may terminate in any other desired manner of construction. At central points in the rectangular sides are provided similar structures 12 with domes 13 and doorways 14:, and before them project porticos 15 surrounded by balustrades 16 and reached by the steps 17. These central and corner structures are connected'by the secbions 18 containing and passageways Fwbich. ,aflord communication between the above described sections. The base of these structures contains vaults or crypts and thesevaults and the various floors of the several structures are on corresponding levels. The vaults, bein without windows and sunli ht, may be usedior mortuary pur poses am provisions made for thei-ec-eption of coflins or urns, but variousother uses may be resorted to.- In oneof the central struc-. t-ures a library 19 may be arranged on one or more of the floors while the various rooms and balls may be used as art galleries and lecture balls or contain cases for the display of variousobje'ct-s. Within the innerwalls of these buildings as above described is a dome rising above them and composed of two shells 20 and 21,- the distance between their facing sides being of any desired or suitable distance and the whole surmounted by a lantern 22 which is a circular room with windows to give light to the interior of the dome, having a vaulted ceiling, and the ture of ornamental esignwhichimay. be

access is afforded them b means of doors 25 and the ground floor within this rotunda other purposes and doors 26 form entrances to same':

The space .27 and 21 of the dome is providedwith one 'or more continuous fsubstantially spira l diviture on a incline as shown inthe developof the corners of the central building its c'ourse'is horizontal, as at b, but on that section adjacent to the balls or corridors 18. its

means the "flooring in its Winding way roceeds toward the; apiexofthe dome. t ,a certain point hear is horizontal section (I with two ."inchne the latter about half way, around the dome found advisable to provide the same..,wit h a used as an observatory. The interior of" this dome is provided with galleries 24 and sions or floors 28, one of which practically has its beginning at the ground line'qof one of the co or buildings and enters mamas-.

. ment, Fig. 4. -Where'this floor 28 passes one'.

inclination is upward as at c, and bye'this railwav -track and; trains to ftrgy egsg same.

whole being topped b a globe 23 or strucforms a large ball for'meetings, gatherings? between the two shells ion e apex the flooring is a proaches, the upward c and the downward a and running in the same direction as the upwardly inclined flooring. In consequence of the length of this spiral flooring itwill be and haul freight or passengers. For this pu use the inclines a start from the outside of t e building. and afford entrances for the trains-"which pass up the successive inclines i I and levels-until the top horizontal platform di is-greached and by reference to Fig. 6,

where 'two sets of tracks are shown, it will be ,seenthatthe trains on arriving at the end 31 ofthe. upward track are reversed and l o switched onto the down track 32 which passes through theropening 33 in the platorm on to the spiral flooring immediately beneath the up track. ,While two terminals and two sets of tracks, are shown on each floor I do not limit myself to this-special a1- angement of the tracks but may adopt such embers and methods of arranging these;

M Qadvisable. It is evident thatl may use but i ,ondflobr forcais;passing them up one track g and'down 'the companion track on the same floor and leaving the intervening floor for l [pedestrians When the-twosets of tracks l are used they each enterthe building on the -inclines fat. a-and leave .at-the exits f. In i Fig.5 a fragmentary plan of this flooring 28' i shows it .as being provided on each side of the railway 29 or walk with booths, alcoves 1 For compartments which may be provided -30 with shelves or counters to contain books, j records, Jcurios etc. or to display wares which "maybe iorsale.

-lt is Obvious V that instead of attack with ...-ears for this s iral flooring I may use eleva- '35 tors to use t e highest part of the dome Elevators and stairways will also bel-used in ,QiiliQI smaller structures surrounding the dome and it will be seen by reference to Fig. 2 that tracks on the spiral floors as may be found ,means ofcommunica'tion are afforded betg 'lhe, outside of the surrounding, buildings is "adapted to beconstructed in a substantial i tween-the dome and the adjacent buildings.

and handsome manner end decorations such as statues and groups of statuary and plants will be placed at appropriate points.

While the drawings show but two shells as composing the dome, it is obvious that any number may be used to increase the capacity of the structure and various modifications may suggest themselves as to the construetionand arrangement of these additionalshells without departing from the spirit of the invention. The interior of this dome and its compartments may be lighted artificially or windows may be introduced into the outer shell if found advisable,- 4

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is: I a

1. In a structure of masonry and steel, the

combination with it series f inc-losing build ings, of. a vaulted base supportingv a dome made up of several shells, means of com-' mun cation between the buildings, and dome i at different levels, and flooring in the space between the shells of the dome and composed of uniform horizontal and inclined sections.

2. In a structure of masonry and steel, the combination with inc-losing buildings of two or more stories, ofa dome rising above same and-composed of several shells, continuous flooring in the space between the shells and made up'of inclined and horizontal sections,

and means of communication between the floors of the inc-losing buildings and thehorizontal sections of the flooring within the dome. 1 i

ln'witness whereof I have hereunto signed my name this 21st day of January 1905, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses. RAFAEL GUAS'IAVINO.

Witnesses:

WILLIAM J. LiPPMANN, JAMES F. DUHAMEL. 

